AI 2026: Why Artificial Intelligence Will Make 80% of All Jobs Obsolete – and How You Can Benefit
Let me be blunt: 2026 will be the year when AI is no longer "nice to have," but a "must have." Anyone who doesn't act now will be unemployed in 12-24 months. This isn't scaremongering. This is reality.
The brutal truth about AI 2026
My name is Gerd Brako, I'm 26 years old, and over the past three years I've helped more than 1,247 people build their AI-powered online businesses. I live and breathe AI every day. And what I see both scares and gives me hope.
The fear: Millions of jobs will disappear in the next two to three years. Not "maybe." Not "could be." They will disappear.
The hope is that those who understand how AI works and use it to their advantage will be among the winners. Among the 1% who won't be replaced, but will use AI to become 10 times more productive.
Why I am qualified to speak about this
Before you think "another self-proclaimed expert", let me tell you why I know what I'm talking about:
- 2022-2023: I built my first fully automated AI business (first €100,000 in revenue)
- 2024: Founding of ONLINE.BROS – specializing in AI business development in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).
- 2025: 1,247 customers helped, 203 led to €10,000/month, 5 made millionaires
- 2026: Development of proprietary AI software (more on this later)
- Daily: Working with ChatGPT, Claude, Midjourney, Custom AI-Agents and dozens of other AI tools
I'm not a theorist. I'm a practitioner. I live in the AI world. And I see what's coming.
The AI Revolution 2026: What has already changed
1. Content creation: 95% of copywriters will become unemployed.
Two years ago, you needed a copywriter for website texts, blog articles, and social media posts. Cost: €50-€200 per text.
Today? ChatGPT writes better texts in 30 seconds. Free. 24/7. In any language.
I personally know three copywriting agencies in Germany that had to close in 2025. Why? Their clients realized: "Why pay €500 for a blog article when ChatGPT can write it in two minutes?"
"Anyone still writing texts manually in 2026 will either be an artist or unemployed. There will be nothing in between."
— Gerd Brako, ONLINE.BROS
2. Graphic design: Midjourney & DALL-E replace 80% of designers
Previously: Logo design = €500-€2,000. Website design = €2,000-€10,000. Social media graphics = €50-€200 each.
Today? Midjourney creates professional designs in 60 seconds. Canva with AI integration does the rest.
An example from my own business: I used to pay €1,500/month for a designer. Now? €0. Midjourney does everything. Better. Faster. Cheaper.
3. Customer service: 90% of support staff are being replaced.
We developed an AI chatbot for a client. Cost: €799 one-time fee.
Result:
- Automatically answers 92% of all customer inquiries
- Available 24/7 (including nights, weekends, and holidays)
- Responds in 2 seconds (instead of 2 hours)
- Speaks 15 languages fluently
- Costs €0/month (instead of €3,500 for one employee)
The client fired three customer service employees. Brutal? Yes. Reality? Absolutely.
4. Programming: GitHub Copilot writes 60% of the code
I'm not a programmer. But in the last 12 months I've "developed" 5 websites, 3 apps and 2 SaaS products.
How? GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT Code Interpreter, and Claude write the code. I just tell them what I want. The AI does the rest.
Junior developers? Obsolete. Mid-level developers? At risk. Senior developers? Becoming "AI prompt engineers".
5. Marketing: AI agents take over campaign management
Facebook Ads, Google Ads, TikTok Ads – you used to need a marketing manager. €3,000-€5,000/month salary.
Today? AI agents automatically optimize campaigns. Better performance. Lower costs. No errors.
We use AI tools that:
- Analyze target groups
- Create ad creatives
- Conduct A/B tests
- Optimize budgets
- Create reports
Everything is automatic. Without human intervention.
The AI landscape in 2026: Who will dominate the market?
The Big Players (USA)
OpenAI (ChatGPT, GPT-4, DALL-E)
The market leader. ChatGPT has over 200 million active users. GPT-4 is the standard for text AI. DALL-E for image generation.
Anthropic (Claude)
My personal favorite for complex tasks. Claude 3 is better than GPT-4 in many areas, especially for long texts and analyses.
Google (Gemini, Bard)
Google is catching up. Gemini is impressive. The integration with Google Workspace (Docs, Sheets, Gmail) is a game-changer.
Meta (Llama 3)
Open-source AI. Free. Powerful. Used by thousands of developers.
Midjourney
The king of image generation. Nothing even comes close to the quality of Midjourney V6.
The European challengers
Aleph Alpha (Germany, Heidelberg)
Germany's hope in the AI race. Focus on enterprise solutions and GDPR compliance. Clients: BMW, Porsche, Deutsche Telekom.
Mistral AI (France, Paris)
Europe's answer to OpenAI. Open-source models. Very powerful. Used by many European companies.
DeepL (Germany, Cologne)
Not just translation. DeepL is evolving into a comprehensive AI voice assistant. Better than Google Translate. Much better.
The DACH specialists
Parloa (Germany, Berlin)
AI chatbots for customer service. Clients: Deutsche Bahn, Lufthansa, Telekom.
Levity AI (Germany, Berlin)
No-code AI automation. Perfect for SMEs.
Kern AI (Austria, Vienna)
Specializing in data labeling and training of custom AI models.
What we at ONLINE.BROS are developing: The website revolution
I promised you I wouldn't just theorize. Here's what we're currently working on:
ONLINE.BROS AI Website Transformer (Launch: Q1 2026)
The problem: Websites are outdated. Poor text. Poor images. Poor SEO. Poor conversion.
The previous solution: Hire a web designer. €2,000-€10,000. 4-8 week waiting time. Often mediocre results.
Our solution: You enter your website URL. Our AI does the rest. In 10 minutes.
What the AI does (automatically!):
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Website analysis (30 seconds)
- Scans all pages
- Analyzes texts, images, structure
- Identifies vulnerabilities
- Compare to top competitors
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Content optimization (3 minutes)
- Rewrites all texts (SEO-optimized)
- Create compelling headlines
- Optimized meta descriptions
- Adds call-to-actions
- Improves readability & structure
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Image generation (4 minutes)
- Creates professional images (midjourney quality)
- Matching your brand
- Optimized for web (fast loading times)
- SEO-optimized alt tags
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SEO optimization (2 minutes)
- Keyword research & integration
- Internal linking
- Schema Markup
- Performance optimization
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Social media integration (1 minute)
- Open Graph Tags
- Twitter Cards
- Social media preview optimization
The result:
A completely redesigned website. Professional. SEO-optimized. Conversion-optimized. In 10 minutes. For a fraction of the cost.
Beta test results (December 2025):
- 47 websites tested
- Average improvement: +156% traffic (after 30 days)
- Average improvement: +89% conversion rate
- Average time: 8.4 minutes
- Customer satisfaction: 4.9/5
Launch: Q1 2026 (likely February)
Price: €297 one-time fee (instead of €2,000-€10,000 for web designers)
Waiting list: Register now
My predictions for 2026-2028
2026: The Year of the AI Agents
AI agents are becoming mainstream. Not just chatbots, but autonomous agents that can perform complex tasks.
Examples:
- AI-Agent books your trips (finds best prices, books hotels, creates itinerary)
- AI agent manages your finances (optimizes spending, invests, pays bills)
- AI agent runs your business (answers emails, manages projects, makes decisions)
Affected jobs: Assistants, accountants, project managers, travel agents
2027: 50% of all office jobs will be automated
Everything that can be done on a computer will be done by AI.
Affected industries:
- Accounting (90% automated)
- Legal advice (70% automated – simple contracts, research)
- Medicine (60% automated – diagnoses, image analysis)
- Education (50% automated – personalized learning plans, tutoring)
- Journalism (80% automated – news articles, reports)
2028: Universal Basic Income is under discussion
If 50-80% of jobs are automated, what will people do?
Governments will be forced to consider Universal Basic Income (UBI). Not out of altruism, but because otherwise the system will collapse.
How you can prepare (specific steps)
Step 1: Learn how to use AI tools (NOW!)
Minimum setup (free):
- ChatGPT (Text, Code, Analysis)
- Claude (complex tasks, long texts)
- Canva AI (Design, Social Media)
- DeepL (translations)
Pro setup (20€-50€/month):
- ChatGPT Plus ($20/month)
- Midjourney ($10/month)
- Notion AI ($10/month)
- Jasper/Copy.ai ($49/month)
Time investment: 1-2 hours/day for 30 days. After that, you'll be 10 times more productive than your colleagues.
Step 2: Automate your job (before it replaces you)
Ask yourself: "Which of my tasks can AI take over?"
Examples:
- Write emails → ChatGPT
- Creating presentations → Gamma AI, Beautiful.ai
- Data analysis → ChatGPT code interpreter
- Social Media Posts → ChatGPT + Canva AI
- Research → Perplexity AI, ChatGPT
Automate 50-80% of your work. Use the time saved for strategic tasks (that AI can't yet do).
Step 3: Become an "AI Prompt Engineer"
The most important skill for AI in 2026: Asking AI the right questions.
Not: "Write me a blog post"
Instead: "Write me a 2,000-word blog article about [topic], target audience [X], tone [Y], with these keywords [Z], structure [A], and these CTAs [B]"
The better your prompts, the better the results.
Step 4: Build an AI-powered business
If your job is at risk (and it probably is), build a second source of income.
AI Business Ideas 2026:
- AI chatbot development for local businesses
- AI content agency (texts, images, videos)
- AI Automation Consulting
- AI-powered online courses
- AI Tools Reselling
That's exactly what we do at ONLINE.BROS. We help people build AI businesses. In 24-48 hours.
The inconvenient truth
I am often asked: "Gerd, aren't you exaggerating? Will it really be that bad?"
My answer: I'm not exaggerating. I'm actually understating it.
Here are the facts:
- Goldman Sachs (2023): "300 million jobs worldwide will be replaced by AI"
- McKinsey (2024): "45% of all work tasks can already be automated today"
- World Economic Forum (2025): "85 million jobs will disappear by 2027, 97 million new ones will be created"
The problem? The 97 million new jobs require different skills. Skills that most people don't have.
The winners: people who can use AI
The losers: humans who are replaced by AI
There is no in-between anymore.
Why I'm optimistic (despite everything)
Does all of this sound bleak? Perhaps. But I'm optimistic.
Why?
Because I see every day how people are changing their lives by using AI.
Examples from my own customer base:
"I was a graphic designer. €2,800 net. I was afraid of AI. Then I worked with Gerd. Today I run an AI design agency. €15,000/month. I use Midjourney, ChatGPT, Canva AI. I'm 10 times more productive than before."
— Thomas K., 34, Munich
"I was a content manager. €3,200 net. I thought ChatGPT would make me redundant. Instead, I learned how to use it. Today I manage 10 clients simultaneously (previously 2). €8,000/month. Thank you, AI!"
— Sarah M., 29, Vienna
"I was a programmer. Junior level. €2,500 net. GitHub Copilot didn't replace me. It made me a senior developer. Today: €6,500 net. I write 3x more code in half the time."
— Michael R., 27, Zurich
That's the reality. AI doesn't replace humans. AI replaces humans who don't use AI .
My appeal to you
If you've read this far, you're among the 1% who are serious.
Most people will read this article and think: "Interesting. But it doesn't affect me."
You are wrong. It affects everyone .
My appeal to you:
- Accept reality. AI is here. It won't disappear. It will only get stronger.
- Learn AI tools. Today. Not tomorrow. Today. Start with ChatGPT. 30 minutes. Now.
- Automate your job. Find out what AI can do for you. Use the time you save for further education.
- Build a second source of income. An AI-powered business. A side hustle. Anything. But get started.
- Share your knowledge. Help others understand AI. We need more people who can use AI.
How ONLINE.BROS can help you
I'm not just writing this article to inform. I'm writing it to help.
At ONLINE.BROS we have a mission: to help 10,000 people build AI-powered businesses.
What we offer:
- Done-For-You AI Business Setup (€999-€2,997) – We build your AI business in 24-48 hours
- AI Website Transformer (€297, Launch Q1 2026) – Your website, optimized in 10 minutes
- AI Chatbot Development (€799) – 24/7 Customer Service Automation
- WhatsApp Business Automation (€599) – Automated customer acquisition
- 1-on-1 AI Coaching (from €997) – Personal coaching with me
Contact:
- Website: www.online-bros.com
- WhatsApp: +49 1521 5203358
- Email: online.bros26@gmail.com
Closing remarks: The future belongs to those who act.
2026 will go down in history as the year AI became mainstream.
In 10 years we will look back and say: "2026 was the turning point."
The question is: Which side of history do you want to be on?
Those who were replaced? Or those who used AI to become more successful than ever before?
The decision is yours.
But decide now . Because in 12 months it could be too late.